<> Carbon Pollution Standards for Existing Power Plants: Issues and Options - Center for Climate and Energy Solutions brief outlines broad considerations in weighing a carbon tax, such as environmental integrity, cost-effectiveness, and distributional equity, as well as fundamental design issues, including who might pay the tax and how to set an appropriate tax rate.

<> Planned coal-fired power plant retirements continue to increase - (Thu, 20 Mar 2014) The need to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) regulations together with weak electricity demand growth and continued competition from generators fueled by natural gas have recently led several power producers to announce plans to retire coal-fired facilities.

<> Welcome to Climate.Data.gov! - In this new and pilot-stage of Climate.Data.gov, you will find resources to help companies, communities, and citizens understand and prepare for the impacts of coastal flooding and sea level rise. Over time, this community will expand to include more. . .

<> New Oceana Report Exposes Nine of the Dirtiest U.S. Fisheries - The report titled Wasted Catch: Unsolved Bycatch Problems in U.S. Fisheries, Oceana explains that despite significant progress in the last decade, the catch of non-target fish and ocean wildlife, or "bycatch", remains a significant problem in domestic fisheries.